#idk that just doesn’t make sense for a creature that’s in tune with a forest

[cafffine]

Something I want to see in fictional forests and forest creatures is an update on the ‘fire is their biggest weakness’ theme. Forests are adapted to fire, it’s part of the ecosystem, we should use that!!

Anyway what i’m saying is that perhaps that bloodthirsty Leshen may die when burned, but fire activates Leshen seedlings (just like lodgepole pine and many other tree species) and spawns twice as many as are killed so watch out! That forest witch is probably at their most powerful directly after a surface fire when all the deadweight has burned away. Forest Dryads definitely run prescribed burns on their land. Ents are thousands of years old and fire scars are likely a sign of respectability and strength not tragedy.

#was reading time of contempt and got kinda miffed that the forest dryads are ‘scared’ of fire bc?? #idk that just doesn’t make sense for a creature that’s in tune with a forest #yes ​im deep in witcher lore atm how could you tell 😅 #double shot #forestry #the witcher

[beaniest]

Severus was an asshole but not for telling people Remus was a werewolf

I know Severus is a Certified Asshole(TM) but telling people about Remus' werewolf condition is really not the "bad thing" about the whole situation.

Consider this: 

Severus could have done it any day, he did not have to wait for things to go wrong because technically telling people Remus was a werewolf was telling a fairly important truth

for the love of god it is not like outing someone’s sexuality because sexuality is purely personal whilst being a werewolf is very much a potential danger to others

sexualities do not kill....... dont compare being gay to being cursed by a bite someone forced onto you and an illness that ruins your life...... that’s so wrong pls

Severus also only did it after Remus actually did forget to drink his potion

Remus could have legitimately killed or infected students (were they not protected by the main-character shield)

Ok tbh Remus forgetting to take his potion is cringeworthy bullshit bc no matter the circumstances he could not possibly "forget" about the full damn moon

Also he only transformed when looking at the moon which implies he would not have changed if he had stayed inside and not looked at or remembered the moon??? bc it had literally been a full moon for hours already at the time????? someone clearly needs to read a “writing werewolves 101″

Back to business:

Dumbledore gave Remus a jinxed position

Do not dare to tell me Remus got kicked out of a stable and safe place there was literally nothing stable or safe about Hogwarts (especially not the DADA teacher position)

It was likely Remus' home in a way, and he loved his job, but that doesn't change the above

Dumbledore knew Remus would not stay for longer than a year

people had very literally died from being DADA teachers (or ended up w permanent damage)

Werewolves.......... in a jinxed and deadly position........ with children everywhere....

Severus spilling his secret and causing him to fire himself is a dick move but Remus could literally not have stayed bc of the jinx

It was probably one of the "gentlest" ways a teacher had left the jinxed DADA position??

the law that was passed afterwards is an entirely different story but more on that later (stay tuned)

you do realise that Severus had been waiting nearly an entire year for Remus to fuck up and it actually happened and he only did it after witnessing Remus going berserk before his very own eyes (thank god for plot conveniences preventing any characters getting hurt)

saying "hey, this man is a werewolf and I have seen him nearly harm students because he did not take his potion" is a very real reason to fire someone

we forget this because we like Remus and he deserves happiness while Severus is typically an asshole and Dumbledore gives no fucks about safety whatsoever

but actually "outing" Remus was really not that much of a dick move as it was a logical reaction

because in a school known for Murder Ball (aka quiditch), The Hunger Games (magical edition), a very real secret chamber that contained a very real deadly gigantic monster, literally being situated in a Forbidden Forest full of malevolent creatures (featuring Arachnid Death and Angry Horses), and the occasional visit from voldemort, you might want to not add a werewolf to the list

we should also not forget that Severus knew very damn well what a werewolf out of control looked like and what it could do

since one (the very one now teaching in hogwarts) had nearly killed him several years ago

this is not a matter of whether it was his own fault either i’m just saying that severus wasn’t making up some shit about werewolves being dangerous because he was petty

i mean he definitely is petty but

he was not exagerating the danger in any way and had all the reason to not be okay with a werewolf in school especially the one that nearly killed him idk dumbledore does not care about severus whatsoever lol

note that I am not saying the law against werewolf employment was justified

that is absolutely not ok wtf

see, the real thing that should anger you (it surely angers me) is the diddly darn ministry of magic

why tf would you pass a law that alienates a bunch of people that are often not only innocent victims but also p dangerous and in need of help

even from a purely strategical view: you want these people on your side

they are vulnerable and deadly

the sort of combination that opens many possibilities

WEREWOLF ENHANCED SENSES??? do they realise the lost potential of not using that???

Voldemort will scrape them up you know this why are you more bigoted/stupid than the actual enemy

#no seriously tho #all of this is messed up #please dont hunt me down with the discourse #i just need to rant #this has been in my drafts for a loooong while #hp #snape #remus #mine